One of the greatest advantages of living in the golden age of e-commerce is the ability to comparison shop from your couch. Pants are optional. So is hygiene. And thank God you don’t have to speak to anyone for any reason whatsoever. You can search for the essentials you know and love while hunting down the best possible price among innumerable digital storefronts, and once you’ve found that top bargain have it all delivered to your door for a nominal fee. What a world. But what if there was an... Read The Rest →

You know you do. Admit it. (Unless you don’t. In which case, come on, buddy.) You don’t need to be told that you suck, though. You just need a little help, but for good measure how about both? You Suck At Cooking is a wonderfully sharp online cooking series that will both shame and inspire into cooking better food. Its mantra says it all: “No bullshit. Just cooking. (except for all of the bullshit).” Share → Tweet

noggBLOG permalink Spoiler Alert: The secret is…there is no secret. The world’s best whiskey, Pappy Van Winkle, is so notorious GrubStreet claims “even your Grandmother has probably heard of it at this point.” And she probably has. But it wasn’t always so ubiquitously coveted. Share → Tweet

noggBLOG permalink No more hearts and clovers in your latte foam. No more crema and tiny cups. Definitely no more half-caff vanilla-hazelnut-mocha soy Franken-creations. Just black, in a mug, fresh from the pot. That is a damn fine cup of coffee. No frills, no tricks. Just damn fine coffee, and for 75 years the people at Chemex have been making even better with simple chemistry. Share → Tweet

So much for your weak, floppy patty, your perfectly square-cut pre-wrapped cheese, your soggy tomatoes and your questionably fresh lettuce. Porn Burger aims to spice up your burger life and turn that limp McBummer into a hot, juicy piece of meat. The brainchild of self-proclaimed “Burger Pervert” Matthew Ramsey, Porn Burger is nothing but burger recipe after burger recipe, and not for just any old burger. We’re talking some real hot buns. Grade A beef. Share → Tweet

noggBLOG permalink Animal welfare is all the rage these days, and rightly so. Does milk from a happy, pasture-grazed cow taste better than milk from some boxed bovine? Yes, and it only contains what naturally occurs in milk. None of that milk production hormone crap. Cows are built to survive best under natural conditions, and natural cows produce the best natural bi-products. The same could be said for virtually every living organism. But what about humans? We’re the only animals equipped with the skills to construct ourselves truly unnatural conditions,... Read The Rest →